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Lemon Marmalade
So good, so simple, so refreshing, so, well, lemony! 1 kg of lemons1300 g of sugar Wash the lemons (better be organic), cut them in thin slices then each slice in four wedges. Leave them … Continue reading
Involtini di aringhe
Always as a part of the kilo of herrings I’ve bought, those are inspired by the much more famous Sarde a beccafico, a typical Sicilian dish.The problem with this recipe is that I haven’t measured … Continue reading
Give me my soup!
Have I already told you my childhood story about my eternal hate for minestra???In Italy we call minestra any souplikestuff with vegetables, diced and cooked in some kind of stock or just water… In classical … Continue reading
HELP!!! AIUTO!!!
UPDATE: Thanks to a link that dear Sam left on a comment to the post I wrote at the Food Blog S’coll, I think I was able to fix the problem… If you see something … Continue reading
Chestnut&Chocolate
I do not really like chestnut and I absolutely hate marron glacé: too sweet for me, too decadent, too much, really!But once, in a French supermarket, a beautiful boite of chestnut purée draw my undivided … Continue reading
Hay Hay It’s Donna Day #9: Orange Soufflés
I do not own many of Donna Hay’s books, just two… Yeah, I know, that’s a sad story, but you can’t imagine how difficult is to find them in Italy, especially in English! And in … Continue reading
Linguine con le aringhe
Last time I went to my fishmonger I found fresh herring fillets at 2.50 € per kilo! Of course I’ve bought a kilo: they are good, healthy and surprisingly cheap! 3 cloves of garlic2 tablespoons … Continue reading
Sformatini di catalogna
My ode to catalogna wasn’t a joke: I really love this greenery! Last time I went to the market I bought a huge tuft, cooked the outer leaves and ate raw the inside (puntarelle) following … Continue reading
SHF#27, Chocolate by brand: Cranberry and chocolate cookies
For this month Sugar High Friday, hosted by chocolate master David Lebovitz, the theme is (obviously) chocolate, not in general terms, but by brand.As I grew up near the Italy-Switzerland border, my entire childhood has … Continue reading
Mange-tout soup
Yesterday night I opened the fridge and all I saw were some sad vegetables that screamed, “Cook me or kill me!”I cooked them… 1 red pepper1 leek1 fennel1 courgette1 little pumpkin2 potatoes 1 teaspoon of … Continue reading